Lekeh (New Year's gingerbread)
4 servings
130 minutes
The recipe is taken from the book "Cuisines of the World. Jewish cuisine.
Calories741.6kcal
Proteins8.8grams
Fats22.3grams
Carbohydrates130.1grams
Oranges
1
pc
Ginger root
1
pc
Wheat flour
1
glass
Sugar
0.8
glass
Baking soda
1
tsp
Ground ginger
1
tsp
Ground cinnamon
1
tsp
Wildflower honey
1
glass
Vegetable oil
4
tbsp
Chicken egg
2
pc
1
Wash the orange, grate the zest, and squeeze the juice.
- Oranges: 1 piece
- Oranges: 1 piece
2
Peel the ginger root and grate it on a fine grater.
- Ginger root: 1 piece
3
Sift flour into a deep bowl, add sugar, baking soda, ground ginger and cinnamon, and mix.
- Wheat flour: 1 glass
- Sugar: 0.8 glass
- Baking soda: 1 teaspoon
- Ground ginger: 1 teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
4
Make a well in the center of the flour, pour in honey, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and eggs.
- Wildflower honey: 1 glass
- Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
5
Add orange zest.
- Oranges: 1 piece
6
Mix, pour in orange juice, add fresh ginger (a piece of 2-3 cm), knead the dough until smooth.
- Oranges: 1 piece
- Ginger root: 1 piece
7
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
8
Grease the baking dish with the remaining vegetable oil and pour the dough into it.
- Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons
9
Bake the lekekh for 40-50 minutes.
10
Cool in the mold, then remove and turn onto a plate.
